Thursday 12th November, 2015

A book-keeper from Godalming, Surrey who plundered £1.75 million from the coffers of a family-run environmental consultancy firm to fund a lavish lifestyle wept as she was jailed for five years.

Wednesday 11th November, 2015

According to the latest UK Quarterly Outsourcing Index, compiled by business process outsourcing (BPO) provider and industry analyst Nelson Hall, longer-term agreements were signed in Q3, with average contract lengths rising 38 per cent compared with the second quarter of the year.

Tuesday 10th November, 2015

According to research by iGov, einvoicing is on the rise in the public sector with 39 per cent of local authorities looking to invest in the technology in the next 12 months. The iGov research was carried out on behalf of Basware UK, the Local Government Association, Department of Business Innovation and Skills and the UK National e-Invoicing Forum.

Monday 9th November, 2015

A Suffolk company was recently conned into handing over more than a million pounds by a plausible bogus caller. 

Friday 6th November, 2015

KPMG’s Fraud Barometer has revealed a substantial rise in supply chain fraud, as criminals pass themselves or their products and services off as genuine. Customers were often unaware they had been tricked by an imposter or that they had bought counterfeit goods. This type of fraud accounted for £99 million in the first two quarters of 2015, an increase of £70 million on the same period last year.